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1. 2012 Genuine Willie Mays Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat - Bat, Baseball

   2012 Genuine Willie Mays Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat signed by Willie Mays. Bat is solid wood and has a wood-burned stamp denoting it as a "Louisville Slugger," "Powerized" and a "Genuine Willie Mays Louisville Slugger." Willie Mays used a black Sharpie permanent ink pen to sign his name and "#24" above his printed name. Wooden bat has clear varnish on the top portion but the handle and grip area have been left unvarnished.

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2. 2012 Rawlings Baseball Autographed by Willie Mays - Baseball

   2012 Rawlings Baseball Autographed by Willie Mays. Accompanying letter of authenticity (2012.23.2B) is in the Archives. This official Major League baseball is comprised of white leather tied with red string and has blue printing throughout. The Major League baseball logo of a batsman waiting for the oncoming ball is also printed on ball in blue ink. Willie Mays has autographed the baseball in the "sweet spot" (the narrow unprinted section bet...

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3. 2018 History Maker - Jon Miller - Video, Digital

   2018 History Maker - Jon Miller. Video produced by PenTV shown at the San Mateo County Historical Association's History Makers Dinner on September 27, 2018. The video focuses on honoree Jon Miller, a Coastside resident and Baseball Hall of Fame broadcaster. (2) copies of DVD. TRT 21:16

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4. Aerial View of Downtown San Mateo, 1957 - Negative

   Aerial View of Downtown San Mateo, 1957. Black and white negative of downtown San Mateo. Maple Street in the foreground and Mission Street on the far right. The Parrot Mansion, known as Baywood, sits between Mission and 5th Avenue amidst several trees. Above the Mansion is San Mateo Baseball Park. The Benjamin Franklin Hotel can be seen towards the center right of the image as well.

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5. Al Terremere Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

   Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Al Terremere of Sequoia High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 22, 2004. Plaque includes image of Terremere and a brief biography: "It would not be a hyperbole to state that few men had more influence on Sequoia High School's athletic program in the first half of the 20th century than Al Terremere. A distinguished athlete at the school in the early 1920s, he beca...

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6. Autographed Detroit Tigers Baseball, 1939 - Baseball

   1939 Autographed Detroit Tigers Baseball. Baseball belonged to Justin Fitzgerald, a local San Mateo resident, San Mateo Councilmember, former baseball player and Scout for the Detroit Tigers. Official American League baseball is white leather with red stitching. All autographs are in black ink and include: Pitchers Al Benton, Tommy Bridges, Slick Coffman, Fred Hutchinson, Vern Kennedy, Archie McKain, Schoolboy Rowe, Bud Thomas and Dizzy Trou...

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7. Barry Bonds Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

   Plaque commemorating Barry Bonds of Serra High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 19, 1992. Plaque includes image of Bonds and a brief biography: "Barry Bonds is one of the finest baseball players in Serra High School and San Mateo County history. Bonds, who played football and basketball, hit 22 home runs during his prep career and carried a .405 batting average. In three years at Arizona State Univers...

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8. Beautiful Burlingame - Film, Motion Picture

   Beautiful Burlingame, 1937. Color silent film promotes the city of Burlingame as, "An ideal community where 20,000 people enjoy the pleasures of a suburban life in a perfect climate glorified by beautiful homes, gardens and healthful recreation." Scenes include: residential homes, apartments, and estates; flower gardens; parks; sports facilities; downtown shops; government buildings; transportation facilities; views of the landscape. Recorded on ...

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9. Bill & Bucky Kahler Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

   Plaque commemorating Bill & Bucky Kahler being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 28, 1991. Plaque includes image of the Kahlers and a brief biography: "Bill and Bucky Kahler were lengendary all-around athletes at San Mateo High School in the late '40s and early '50s, earning All -Conference honors in baseball, football and basketball. / Remarkably, both brothers would later achieve fame in professional baseball, ...

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10. Bill Neukom Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Bill Neukom of San Mateo High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 14, 2011. Plaque includes image of Neukom and a brief biography: "For Bill Neukom, the 2010 Major League Baseball season was a wild and gratifying ride indeed. In just his second year as the Managing General Partner and Chief Executive Officer of the San Francisco Giants, he watched the ballclub get into the National L...

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11. Bill Royer Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2013 - Plaque, Award

    2013 Bill Royer Sports Hall of Fame Plaque. Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Bill Royer of Sequoia High School who was inducted into the Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame on June 11, 2013. Plaque includes image of Royer and a brief biography: "An outstanding athlete at Sequoia High School, Bill received a baseball scholarship to Santa Clara University. But he didn't excel only in sports. A World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, he...

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12. Bill Weiss - Statistican California League All-Star baseball card, 1989 - Card, Baseball

    Bill Weiss - Statistican California League All-Star baseball card, 1989 has a picture of Bill Weiss on the front of the card wearing glasses and a brown sportsjacket over a blue flannel shirt. He appears to be in front of a minor league baseball stadium and underneath his picture are red, white and blue stripes. The borders of the card are silver and text around the edges read "All-Star California League 1989 Bill Weiss - Statistician". The ba...

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13. Bob Brian Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Bob Brian being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 25, 1996. Plaque includes image of Brian and a brief biography: "Bob Brian has coached baseball for more than 45 years. As the 1996 season opened, he was heading into his 42nd high school varsity campaign. His overall prep record was 595-355. He was third on the California list of all-time winningest high school baseball coaches. His South Sa...

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14. Bob McClure Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Bob McClure being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 23, 1996. Plaque includes image of McClure and a brief biography: "Bob McClure, an alumnus of Terra Nova High in Pacifica and the College of San Mateo, spent 19 seasons in the major leagues. A left-handed relief pitcher, McClure holds the CSM career pitching marks for season and career strikeouts, 142 and 252 respectively. / His career ERA t...

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15. Bob Melvin Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Bob Melvin of Menlo-Atherton High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 10, 2003. Plaque includes image of Melvin and a brief biography: "Baseball is Bob Melvin's life. Ever since he started playing the sport as a kid growing up in San Mateo County in the 1970s, he has been inexorably attracted to it. As a ballplayer, he progressed through Menlo-Atherton High School ...

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16. Bob Milano Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Bob Milano of Burlingame High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 7, 2000. Plaque includes image of Milano and a brief biography: "For Bob Milano, baseball has been more than a game. It's been a way of life. A former catcher at UC Berkeley, he took over the Burlingame High School baseball program in 1964 and led the Panthers to Mid-Peninsula League titles in 1968 a...

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17. Bob Wendell Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Bob Wendell of Menlo-Atherton High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 31, 1994. Plaque includes image of Wendell and a brief biography: "Bob Wendell, a basketball/baseball player at Menlo-Atherton High School in the mid-1950s, became one of the most successful cagers ever to play for a San Mateo County school. / In 1959 and 1960, Wendell, who also attended Menlo College, was a guard...

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18. Bonds HR No. 715 Button, 2006 - Button, Promotional

    Bonds HR No. 715 Button, 2006. This button is made of plastic and is on a parchment of paper with the insignia of the SF Giants as 2012 World Champions. This button is painted in dark gray with black circle in the middle. It has a round shell in the front. In the left middle of the black circle is the symbol of the San Francisco Giants with the "S" in San is interlocked with the "F" in Francisco. In the middle of the black circle is a silhouette ...

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19. Burlingame Fire Department Bicycle Baseball Team at Washington Park, 1949 - Negative

    Burlingame Fire Department Bicycle Baseball Team at Washington Park, 1949. Black and white negative of Burlingame Firefighters playing "bicycle baseball," an annual Burlingame Fire Department fundraiser that began in the 1940s at Washington Park in Burlingame, California. The image shows 12 firefighters in costume, either sitting on or standing next to "trick" bicycles. The men wear a large variety of costumes, such as dresses and wigs, oversize ...

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20. Con Dempsey Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Con Dempsey of Sequoia High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 19, 2008. Plaque includes image of Dempsey and a brief biography: "The tall, right-handed pitcher was a late-bloomer. In fact, Con Dempsey's potential was barely noticed at Sequioa in the early 1940s. After that, however, things got interesting. Dempsey who served with the U.S. Navy during World War II,...

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21. Craig Schoof San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2015 - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Craig Schoof of Menlo School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on July 23, 2015. The plaque is silver acrylic mounted with golden screws onto a dark wooden base. Plaque includes image of Schoof wearing a white baseball uniform with blue letters and numbers, a blue belt, a blue baseball hat, sunglasses and a blue undershirt. He is at a baseball field, standing in front of a green wall and he is po...

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22. Danny Frisella Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Danny Frisella of Serra High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 9, 1999. Plaque includes image of Frisella and a brief biography: "Danny Frisella was one of the greatest pitchers ever to come out of Serra High School in San Mateo and the College of San Mateo. Before his death in 1977, he spent 10 seasons in the major leagues as a relief specialist. His career nu...

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23. Dean Prince Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Dean Prince of South San Francisco High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 18, 1993. Plaque includes image of Prince and a brief biography: "Dean Prince was a city kid who made a big splash in the suburbs in the early 1950's. Prince, a native San Franciscan, moved to South San Francisco. Reared by his mother, he entered South San Francisco High as a freshman and had an immediate imp...

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24. Dick Sharon Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Dick Sharon of Sequoia High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 22, 2004. Plaque includes image of Sharon and a brief biography: "One of the finest all-around athletes in the long and storied history of Sequoia High School, Dick Sharon was a baseball star from the first moment he stepped onto the Redwood City campus in the mid-1960s. A four-year varsity performer on...

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25. Dick Stuart Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Dick Stuart of Sequoia High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 18, 1993. Plaque includes image of Stuart and a brief biography: "Dick Stuart may have been ahead of his time. A slugging first-baseman out of Sequoia High of Redwood City, he was a home run-hitting sensation right from the moment he entered his teens. He signed a professional baseball contract after his senior year at S...

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